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Auteurs-es

  • Abirami Kirubarajan University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine, MD Program
  • Roger Buckley Urology, North York General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • Shawn Khan University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine, MD Program
  • Rebecca Richard University of Toronto, Division of Urology
  • Veselina Stefanova University of Western Ontario, Bachelor of Sciences Program
  • Nicole Golda Urology, North York General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.6371

Mots-clés :

acute care urology, community

Résumé

Introduction: We implemented an acute care urology (ACU) model at a large Canadian community hospital to determine the impacts on safe and timely care of patients with renal colic. The model includes a dedicated ACU surgeon, a clinic for emergency department (ED) referrals, and additional daytime operating room (OR) blocks for urgent cases.

Methods: We conducted a chart review of 579 patients presenting to the ED with renal colic. Data was collected before (pre-intervention, September to November 2015) and after (post-intervention, September to November 2016) implementation of the ACU model. Secondary methods of evaluation included surveying patients and 20 ED physicians to capture subjective feedback.

Results: Of the 579 patients presenting with renal colic,194 were diagnosed with an obstructing kidney stone and were referred to urology for outpatient care. The ED-to-clinic time was significantly lower for those in the ACU model (p<0.001). Furthermore, the ACU clinic resulted in significantly more patients being referred for outpatient care (p=0.0004). There was also higher likelihood that patients would successfully obtain an appointment post-referral (p=0.0242). The number of after-hours and weekend surgeries decreased significantly after dedicated ACU daytime OR blocks were added in September 2015 (p<0.0001). All surveyed patients rated the care as either “excellent” or “very good,” and all physicians believed the ACU model has improved patient care.

Conclusions: The ACU model has shown benefit in ensuring timely followup for ED patients, reducing use of after-hour OR time, and improving patient and physician satisfaction.

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Publié-e

2020-03-23

Comment citer

Kirubarajan, A., Buckley, R., Khan, S., Richard, R., Stefanova, V., & Golda, N. (2020). ENGLISH. Canadian Urological Association Journal, 14(8), 259–64. https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.6371

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Original Research